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Extent

0.23 cubic feet (3 boxes); 359 items

Abstract

The Abe Thompson photograph album contains photographs of students, faculty, and the University of Kentucky campus, circa 1920-1923.

Biography/History

Francis Abe Carr Thompson graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1923. He was a member of Company D, of the 4th Scabbard and Blade, a national honorary society for cadets; Goethals Engineering Society; Su-Ky Circle; Varsity Rifle Team (3,4) where he was a Cadet Lieutenant (3) and then Captain (4); Y.M.C.A. Cabinet (3,4); Radio Club where he was Treasurer (4); Track Squad (4); A.I.E.E.; A.A.E.; and A.S.M.E.

Scope and Content

The Abe Thompson photograph album contains photographs of students, faculty, and the University of Kentucky campus. Many of the photographs are of the clubs and activities that Abe Thompson was a part of. The photographs are pasted onto black album pages. Sample images represented are football games, the Rifle Team, the "K" Club, portraits of professors, casual images of men and women on campus or in Lexington, and campus buildings.

Subjects

Thompson, Francis Abe Carr, 1899-1990.

University of Kentucky

Lexington (Ky.)

Manners and customs -- Kentucky -- Lexington.

Sports -- Kentucky -- Lexington.

Clubs -- Kentucky -- Lexington.

College students -- Kentucky.

Photograph albums.

Photographs.

User Restrictions

The intellectual rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.

"Seniors 'bucking the corduroys'", Four men holding another man by the arms and legs; "F.Houston-Shaw and pipe", man standing smoking a pipe; "The result of some 'work'", a model engine; "Monroe Banlch, Newlon Belt, Bishop Hines in S.A.T.C.", 3 men in uniform sitting on and around the hood of a truck

"Prof. W.S. Webb 'Bullneck'" standing in front of a building; "Prof. Terrell" sitting in the grass leaning against a stone wall; "Dean P.P. Boyd" standing in front of some greenery; "Prof. Jack Dicker" standing in front of building; "Prof. J. J. Tigert" standing in front of a building

"Armistice Day Nov. 11-1920", large gathering of people outside standing very uniformly, almost as if in formation; "Stacking Arms to go to chapel Nov. 11-1920", large group of men leaning their guns together in small groups, Nov. 11, 1920

"Band on High Street", a section of a parade walking down the street; "Girls on Main (looking East)" a section of a parade walking down the street with people watching; "Boys on Main Street (looking East)", a section of a parade walking down the street with people watching; "Living 'K'on Stoll Field", people standing in formation to form the letter 'K'

"Forest Wethenholt" standing, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "Bishop Hines" standing, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "I.G. Wilson" standing, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "W.D. Thompson "Fats"" standing, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "Ernest Baulch "Bud"" standing, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "Frank Eastwood" standing, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "George Hillsman" standing, appears to have been cut from a larger picture

"'Stoll Field' Scene of many battles", a view of field -- able to see off into the distance; "Center-Kentucky Nov. 13-1920", players in a football game in action; "Center-Kentucky Football Game (Note-New Sigma Nu House)", view of football game and crowd in the background, circa Nov. 1920

"Sam Ridgway" standing, dressed in what appears to be a football uniform, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "Coach Juneau", walking away, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "Capt. Server", standing, dressed in what appears to be a football uniform, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "Ferguson", standing, dressed in what appears to be a football uniform, picture appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "'Slug' Flerhman", standing, dressed in what appears to be a football uniform, appears to have been cut from a larger picture; "The Mascot", a wildcat; "Bruce Fuller", standing, dressed in what appears to be a football uniform, appears to have been cut from a larger picture

"Shirt Tail Parade Before Sewanee Game", a bonfire with a crowd of people standing around it; "Poor Sewanee She Died 7-0", a tombstone and freshly dug grave, with people standing around it

"Mammoth Cave Trip", a train at a station, several men can be side on the side of the train; "Where It Rained So Hard", a field with tents set up and people milling around; "Mammoth Cave Trip", men in uniform standing at a train station

"Col. Freeman Col. Leonard", two men in uniform in a field talking; "General Lindsay", headshot; "Capt. Myers B Company", man in uniform standing in street; "Capt. Marshall Co. B", man in uniform standing in field; "Posing", man in uniform standing and pointing rifle; "Posing", man in uniform standing and pointing gun; "Capt. Herlihy Rifle and Pistol", man in uniform standing and talking to a man sitting down in a field

"Sponsors 1st Semester 1921-1922", a group of women -- there is 1 woman on the end that appears to be cut out of another picture and taped on, 1921-1922

landscape (5)

"Leading to old chemistry building", a walkway/road lined with trees; "Toward the presidents home", a walkway lined with trees, a house in the distance; "Mechanical Hall" ; "From Mechanical Hall", the view of a tree lined road/walkway; "Library" ; "Front gate always open" a gate way and trees; "From the Ag. Building", a view of the landscape (2)

"That hike", a man wearing a backpack on a hike; "Tired", a man standing with a backpack on, appears to be on a trail; "Time to get up", a man standing next to his tent; "J.P. Jones", a man in uniform standing in front of a building; a man going over the pole vault (2); "That hike", back of a man wearing a backpack; "Now say something", a man standing with a backpack on; "O.P. 9", a caravan of wagons; "ASA Solider"; "He always made it", man completing a pole vault; "Life of ease", a tent; "Meal Time", a man sitting in front of tent eating (2)

"Four jolly good fellows", four men on a street wearing suits and boaters; "Kentucky Bunch", group portrait with woman on a horse in back row; "Are you ready", men in a group, a woman on a horse; "R.O.T.C. Summer Camp Camp Knox, KY Dan Baugh, Ted Creech, David Nantz, Bill Hickerson, Jas. Wilkins, Abe Thompson, Max Cohen, Lowell Truitt, Bill Sewell, Monkey Hambleton, Dutch Morh?lee, C.S. Tucker"; "Let's go home", a group of men in the back of a truck; "Mrs. Macintosh(?)", a woman on a horse

"O.P. #6", a caravan on the road; "As it should be done", two men doing a demonstration with a crowd watching in the background; "Same tank", tank with part of a man in the picture; "Police duty-note cigarette stub", two men, one of whom is putting out a cigarette; "Sunday morn", a man standing in front of building wearing part of a uniform; "A 3 inch" [cannon]; "Oh, boy", man with cannon; "Lets go", a tank; "Chow line", a group of people waiting in line; "Who is it", man standing in front of a building; "Put that back", man with a trailer [?] (2); "Almost ready", a man sitting on a cannon

"Jones", "Baugh", two men in uniforms standing at attention with rifles; "Baugh as a solider?", man in uniform holding gun and wearing backpack standing on a step in front of a door; "Hard boiled Creech", man in uniform standing in field; "Our athletic supervisor", man standing and holding several pieces of athletic equipment; "Dead eye Dick", man in uniform with gun; "No Worries", man in uniform standing in a field; "Posing again", man in uniform with gun; "Posing again", man in uniform with rifle; "Sgt. Olsen", "Redman", two men in uniform in front of a building; "Two roughnecks", two men in uniform standing in a field; "On guard", man in uniform surrounded by rifles in a field; "Ready to move out", men in uniform at attention in a row; "Ready!", three men in uniform with guns

"Camp at Grayhampton"; "Fieber", "Cox", "Corbin", three men in uniform holding rifles; "Jones, Creech, Fieber, McIgahen, Four of a kind", four men in uniform lined up in front of a building; "Now for some rest", a row of tents in a field with several people in background; "A mean bunch", five men in uniform, standing; "Now whose picture was taken", two men in uniform standing next to a building, one taking a picture of the other; "Corbin", several men in uniform standing, holding rifles; "Tired out", man in uniform sitting in front of tent; "Getting fed", men standing in line to get food; "Feeling better", two men sitting in front of ten in tall grass; "Camp Commanders", two men in uniform standing in front of a tent; "Toof", "McDonald", two men in uniforms sitting

"Pistol range", field; "In a hanger" [sic], men standing with airplane; "Let us ride", an airplane in a field; "One pounder", men with cannon (3); "Do not go near", airplane; "Worse than ever", man with airplane; "Sgt. McGehan", man standing in front of a building; "Which is surer death", several men standing with a plane; "A rattle snake to fool with"; large group of men; "Capt. Betherun"; "Capt. Myers"

"Sarah Blanding in white", two women standing with their arms around each other; "And the soldiers go marching on", soilders marching down a road

"General Lindsay", "Col. Leonard"; "They pose for us", a large group of men; "Going out"; large group of men walking down a road; "Observation", a group of men; "Just arriving", a truck on a road; "Rifle range at 500 yards", includes several men; "One pounder supporting us", a canon; "Machine gun demonstration"; "Roosevelt Ridge", landscape; "Rifle Range", practice shoot (3); "Our taxis", a truck on a road; "Just watching", several men standing and watching a demonstration

"Pup tents"; "B Company", group; "The pig trough 'wash pan'", men standing at a trough; "Dan Baugh", standing next to a tent; "Glascow Junction", people at a train station; "Corsin and Chambers at Mammoth Cave", two men putting up tent; "Belles at Glascow Junction", two women

"In practice", on the football field; "And then the girls (Sarah Cequin at arrow)", on the football field, arrow drawn to indicate Sarah Cequin; "More practice", people standing on a football field; "And they still marched", people in formation on the football field; "The band camp marching in"; "Sarah at another corner", on the football field

"Hawsie Knox turning the corner", on the football field; "U.K. Dissembling", people forming the letters 'U' 'K' on the football field, with people watching from the sidelines; "As the company looked", the marching band standing on the football field with people watching from the sidelines; "And the fairy dancers came", dancers performing on the football field with people watching from the side lines; "UK", people forming the letters 'U' 'K' on the football field; "Still dancing", people performing on the football field with people watching from the sidelines

"Mechanical Hall", with snow on the ground; "Oh! The snow", campus with snow; "Between classes", people on campus, snow; "Campus scenes", trees covered in snow (2)

"'Ashland' home of Henry Clay"; "Lexington from 'Ashland'"; "Mentelle Park", two women and a man standing in front of a pillar

"Centre at bat", several people on a baseball diamond; "The crowd"; "Brown at bat", crowd, batter and catcher at baseball game; "The diamond"; "P. Cooper", wearing uniform and glove; "Southpaw", pitcher in uniform; "Cooper in action", picture is damaged; "Bud Slomer on sideline"

"Clare always wins in the hurdles", two people running about to cross finish line, crowds on the sidelines; "1920 Track Team"; "Clare always wins in the hurdles", man running hurdles (2); "Freshies!", group portrait on building steps

"Clare" a man in track uniform, people in the background; "220 Dash", four men racing ; "120 High hurdles", three men running hurdles, a few people on the sidelines; "Porter lost!" men running hurdles; "220 Low hurdles", a man running hurdles

"Owens, Y.M.C.A" man standing in front of building, man behind him on steps; "Capt. Tucker", in uniform, holding books; "Mighty Mazon", man standing in front of a building; "Care free", four men and a dog sitting on the steps of a building

"Team of 1920, Woods (Mgr.)-Jones-Williams-Sauer-Burnham-?-Popps-Heber-Misrack-Muth-Zere?-Cooper-Grubbs-Brown" a baseball team , 1920

"Thornton", in a track uniform on a field; "Wilhelm" wearing a robe over his track uniform; "Cameron" completing a pole vault; "Thornton in K.I.A.A." finishing a race; "Wilhelm made it!", man completing a high jump

"Snyder in K.I.A.A.", man crossing the finish line; "Atlanta Stars", six men standing on a field, five in track uniforms, one in a suit; "Knight in K.I.A.A.", two men running, another man waiting on the track; "Knight in K.I.A.A.", two men racing; "Knight" in track uniform with crowd behind him

"Scenes around Natural Bridge as other people saw it", person standing in 'Fat Man's Squeeze'; "Scenes around Natural Bridge as other people saw it", landscape (2); "Scenes around Natural Bridge as other people saw it", people on top of Natural Bridge (2)

"Thompson-Gregg-Butler-Phillips-Henderson-Swearengen-Wilkins-Baumgarten-Capt. Torrence-Trusty-Weingarten", men in uniform with rifles; "Wilkins and Gates at 9YC", two men with headphones at UK's first radio station

"Toasting Marshmallows", group around a fire; "In Henry Clay's Garden (note the sundial)", group portrait; "After eating on Henry Clay's lawn", people sitting in a circle on the ground

"Snow scenes on campus Between Gym and Stoll Field"; "Snow scenes on campus In front of President's home"; "Snow scenes on campus In front of President's home"; "Snow scenes on campus Back of Patterson's home"